Dr Gina Copp

Senior Lecturer

Department: School of Health and Social Sciences

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Qualifications

PhD MN FHEA RN

Research Interests

  • Supportive care - these involve the experiences of people with cancer facing treatments, psychosocial care and palliative care
  • Workforce, education and training - these relate to the impact of cancer /palliative care education and clinical support provided to prepare novice and expert nurses/health professionals
  • Integration and impact of cancer /palliative care services and delivery - these focus on gathering data about the demographic profile and experiences of cancer patients undergoing treatments and care in specific cancer/palliative care settings

Teaching Interests

  • Cancer and Palliative Care - Undergraduate Postgraduate Programmes
  • Supervisor /Director of Studies to MPhil/PHD/Professional Doctorate Students
  • Link Lecturer, Palliative Care Team, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust  

Biography

  Selected Publications

  • Copp G, Caldwell K, Atwal, A, Brett-Richards M, Coleman K (2007) Preparation for Cancer Care: Perceptions of Newly Qualified Health Care Professionals European Journal of Oncology Nursing 11(2) 159-167
  • Caldwell K, Atwal A, Copp G, Richards-Brett M, Coleman K (2006) Preparing for Practice. How well are new practitioners prepared for teamwork. British Journal of Nursing 5(22); 1250-1254
  • Caldwell K. Atwal A. Copp G. Brett-Richards M. Coleman K (2006)  Preparing For Professional Practice: How Well Does Professional Training Equip Health And Social Care Practitioners To Engage In Evidence-Based Practice? Nurse Education Today (27(6) 518-528)
  • Fincham L, Jones L, Copp G, Caldwell K, Jones L, Tookman A (2005) Supportive care: experiences of cancer patients and health care professional European Journal of Oncology Nursing (9) 258-268
  • Papadopoulos R Copp G (2005) A survey of nursing lecturers' perception of the concept of spirituality in nursing education Implicit Religion (8.1) 22-39
  • Cunningham S, , Copp G, Collins B, Bater M (2006) Nursing students' experiences of initial clinical exposure to cancer patients European Journal of Oncology Nursing) (10) 59-67
  • Copp G Field D (2002) Open awareness and Dying: the use of denial and acceptance as coping strategies by hospice patients Nursing Times Research 7 (2) 118-127

Books

  • Copp G Mollasiotis A (2005) (section editors) Nursing Patients with Cancer Churchill Livingstone
  • Copp G (1999) Facing Impending Death -experiences of patients and their nurses NT Publishers/Emap
  • Nesbit E and Copp G (1997) Palliative Care In Bruce L and Finlay T (Eds) Nursing in Gastroenterology Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh.
  • Duke S and Copp G (1993) The Personal Side of Reflection. In: Palmer A, Bulman C and Burns S (Eds) Reflective Practice: the growth of the professional practitioner Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.

Conferences/ Scholarly Activities

  • June 2007 - Convener- Writing for Publication Masterclass Middlesex University European Journal of Oncology Nursing
  • June 2002-2006 Organiser and presenter at Cancer Palliative Care Symposium, Middlesex University North London Cancer Network London
  • July 2005 'Lung cancer patients' experiences of phase 3 clinical trial participation' 11th World Conference on Lung Cancer Barcelona
  • June 2004 Chair, User Involvement in Health Social Care Practice, Education Research National Conference London
  • Fincham. L. Caldwell. K. Copp. G. et al (2003) Supportive care needs of cancer patients. Paper presented at the 8th Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care
  • August 2002- 12th International Conference on Cancer Nursing London
          Paper 1 - Supportive Care: Experiences of cancer patients and health professionals
          Paper 2 - Nursing students' experiences of initial clinical exposure to cancer patients

  • January 2000. Guest Speaker: 'Open awareness and patients with advanced cancer:the contributions and challenges of cancer nursing ' 2nd Hong Kong Nursing Symposium on Cancer Care 2000, Hong Kong.

Partners/links with organisations
Member, Nursing Board, North London Cancer network
Member, North London Palliative Care Network
Editor (research in Brief) Member Editorial Committee, European Journal of Oncology Nursing
Organiser and Presenter- Annual Cancer Palliative Care Research Symposium, Middlesex University North London Cancer Network

 

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